schakel

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See also: Schakel and Schäkel

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: scha‧kel
  • Rhymes: -aːkəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schākel, from Old Dutch *skakul, from Proto-Germanic *skakulaz.

Noun

schakel m or f (plural schakels, diminutive schakeltje n)

  1. shackle (chain shackle)
  2. link of a chain
  3. link, connection
    De ontwerpen vormen een schakel tussen twee werelden: het verleden en de toekomst.
    The designs form a link between two worlds: the past and the future.
  4. association, contact
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: skakel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: skalki, skaliki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schakel

  1. inflection of schakelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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